Entrepreneur Competitions
Show of Hands Crowdfunding Competition
Wheeling Artisan Center 1400 Main Street, Wheeling, WV, United StatesShow of Hands is a community-supported crowd-funding event. Community members are presented with projects that would positively impact Wheeling and vote on the project they want to support with donations from the door and the generous support of our community partners. On Wednesday, July 26, the following entrepreneurs will compete for more than $4,000 to […]
10th Annual West Virginia Makes Festival
Marshall University Memorial Student Center 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, United StatesFestival offers $10,000 in prizes to makers of all ages To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the West Virginia Makes Festival, the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) is offering $10,000 […]
Taking a Small Business Week Nomination from Good to Great to Awesome
OnlineEvery year the best of West Virginia small business is honored. Want your business or a business you admire to be one of the few? Then submit a Small Business Week nomination! If you're putting together a nomination for the 2024 Small Business Week awards, then you MUST attend this session. We'll walk through each […]
CRAM SESSION! Making Your Small Business Week Nomination AWESOME
OnlineDid you procrastinate on putting together a Small Business Week nomination? Well, it’s not too late! Join us as we walk through each question on the form and give examples of good, great, and awesome answer. The presentation is 30 minutes with Q&A immediately following.
SparkWV
Huntington, WVDescription SparkWV is an innovative idea and small business generation competition for middle and high school students in West Virginia. The competition consists of three competitive rounds. Students are invited to apply as individuals or as a team with up to four members. SparkWV includes two tracks: BIG IDEAS: You have an idea for a […]
IgniteWV
Mountain Health Arena Convention Center 1 Civic Center Plaza, Huntington, WV, United StatesIgniteWV (formally known as the West Virginia Statewide Business Plan Competition) is a competition open to all parties interested in registering a business in West Virginia to support the start and growth of their business ideas. The goal is to provide budding entrepreneurs with the education, skills, contacts, and motivation necessary to create a viable […]
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